Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2011 1 Comment »
After being in Japan for a semester I look back and realize that I had no idea what Japanese culture or Japan was all about. At the beginning, I honestly had no idea how I should represent Japanese people, but I have learned a lot and completely opened my mind due to taking this class. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 6th, 2011 1 Comment »
What is culture and how does one go about defining his or her own culture? When you live in a culture seldom do you even stop to think about what actually defines it. This a couple of Japanese students were briefly interviewed by me to figure out how they define their culture. To start off [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2011 Comments Off
Arashiyama is located in Kyoto, Japan. To get to Arashiyama, you can travel by either the Hankyu Arashiyama Line or the Keifuku Electric Railroad. At this time of the year, Arashiyama is a beautiful place where you can look at all the changing leaves on the mountain. The area itself has many attractions to be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 8th, 2011 1 Comment »
Nara is a beautiful city in Japan, that served as the countries capital during the Nara period of Japanese history. During this period of time, Buddhism was on a rise and several temples were ordered to be constructed. The Emperor Shomu, ordered that the Todaiji temple be built and also that a big Buddah statue be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2011 1 Comment »
Throughout life, you occasionally build a bond and special friendship with people that will never be forgotten and I have finally done this in Japan. Meet Shinpei Tamiya. Shinpei is a 19 year old first year student at Kansai Gaidai. He currently lives in Kansai Gaidai’s Seminar House 3. Shinpei is majoring in English and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2011 1 Comment »
Korien Station is a moderate sized station along the Keihan Line that opened up in 1910. The station was originally named Kori Station, but in 1938 the station name was changed to its current name. This station is important because it serves the Kori-Minamimocho area of Osaka. At hours of high commute, the station can [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2011 2 Comments »
The area around the seminar houses is a place that I call home. This area however, is pretty different that anyplace that I have ever lived in before. The area is filled with elderly people and school age children. The neighborhood seems to be very quiet and peaceful, so quiet that the seminar houses actually [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2011 1 Comment »
Upon entering Japan, I felt completely lost. I had endured a long and painful plane flight only to find out, that I am completely illiterate. The first struggle I faced was communicating. Even though I had studied a year of Japanese, I was put to the test of actually using it to communicate and I had [...]
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